Trousers.



To alllwhom it may concern:

UNITED STATES;

MEYER .1. LEi-B RMAN, OF'NEW YOR -ii. Y.

I Taoussns;

Application filed October 1?,1903. Serial No. 17'7,l537.

Be it known that I, MEYER J. LEIBERMAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident o'f'New York city, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers,of which the following is a specification. This invention relates totrousers, and 'more particularly to knee-pants for boys, and

has for its "more prominent obj ects'the equipment of such-an article ofapparel-with permanently-secured, simple, and efficientstocking-supportingmeans,as'well as provision for relieving thebuttons'of the waist from excessive'strains. i i

With the above and otherpurposes in view "the invention comprisestrousers having per manently secured at the inner side thereof,

and preferably contiguous to the Waistband,

as well as the side seams thereof, depending webs provided at theirlower portions with stocking-engagingdevices, a sliding clasp be- 7 mgemployed 1n connection with each web for permitting the height at whiohthe same suspends its engaging devices to beadjusted.

\ "For the purpose of relieving the waist portion of the trousers, aswell as the waist-buttons,

from whatever strain might be incurred inv oonsequence'of attaching thewebs'as stated 'I locate "on the inner side of said banda series I ofyielding or elastic tabs or loops adapted to "engage the buttons of thewaist.

'There' are other important features con- 1 nected-withthe invention,which, besides those alluded to, are 'clearlyset forth in the subsequentdetailed descriptlon.

' In the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view lllustrating by dotted lines cer- 'tainfeatures connected with my invention as being embodied in theknee-pantsof a boy.

Fig. 2 is another perspective view showing, on an enlarged'scale, a pairof knee-pants equipped withmyimprovements." Fig. 3 is an enlargeddetailed View showing-a supporter and one of the buttoning-tabs and aportion of the waistband. Fig. 4 is a vertical edge 1 1 view showingmore particularly the sliding familiar the conditions are such that insome.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented March 20,1906. i

instances a portion of the webbing encircles...

the limb and tends to interfere with-the free circulation of the blood.A further 'obj-ec.-.. ,tion to this type of supporter is thatafter aperiod of service it is liable to become permanently distended, and thusprevent its proper I retention on the limb. Moreover, the inti- -matecontact of the webbing with the limb subjects the former to theperspiration and results in its becomingweakened by rotting. Other formsof supporters have avoided .many of the objections noted by employinggirth or shoulder members from which the supporting-webbings de ilend.These latter type of supporters are, oWever, 'eXpensive and cumbersome.By'my improvements I obviate all the difficulties noted and at the sametime provide for efiioiently supporting the stockings in a sim le,positive, and conveni'ent, as well as hig y comfortable, manner.

To the inner side of a pair of knee-pants, and

preferably atthe waistband Athereof, are sea cured the upper ends ofupper depending webs or strips B of elastic webbing, each of said websbeing disposed to hang at a point contiguous with the side seam of thegarment. These webs constitute the upper suspending medium of thesupporters. It will be convenient for each supporter to includeprovision whereby the web thereof can be shortened lugengaging devicesat different heights.

he provision illustrated for this pur ose consists of a clasp 0,comprising a slotte de pending portion a, with which the end of one ofthefolds of the web is permanently attached by stitching, as indicatedat c, the web then continuing downward and at its lowerturn passingthrough awire loop I) and then ascending between said plate and apivmounted in ears a integrally projecting from the plate one of the'facesof sald lever being serrated to insure its positlvely engagingwith the adj acent portion of the web; The upper extremity of theascending part of the web is or lengthened in order to sustain the stockoted lever 0 carried thereby andwhich is IOO attached to the garmentcontiguous to its waistband A, as previously referred to. By

this means it will be comprehended that by disengaging the lever c andswinging it from the. ascending part of the web the clasp 0 maybe'shifted up or down upon such ascending part to shorten or lengthenthe web and such adjustment maintained by restoring the lever o inengagement therewith. I Li IIO "slot the contracted lower portion of thelatter will pinch and positively maintain an engagement with suchfabric, particularly when upward tension is exerted thereon.

Secured on the inner side of the waistband- A, and preferablyequidistantly arranged, are a series of elastic tabs E, which arepreferably each formed of a short length of elastic webbing, havingportions e 6, arranged arallel, and an intermediate portion 6, f0 dedover, as indicated most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. The parallel portionsinclude the ends of the length of webbing. Each of the tabs thus formedis placed against the waistband, so that such ends are tucked under thelower edge thereof previous to the stitching of this portion of theband. 7 Now by stitching such lower edge portion as indicated by a itwill be readily comprehended that loops or eyes 6 are formed, adaptedfor engagement with the appropriately-located buttons on the waist. Thefolds e are stitched to the parallel portions 6, thus leaving the upperparts of the tabs free for manipulation in the operation of buttoning tothe waist. I prefer that one of these tabs shall be secured to thewaistband at the point of the intersection of the latter by the rearinner seam fold a, which thus serves to reinforce the connection of therear tab and qualifies it for-resisting the extra strain usuallyincurred at this portion of the garment.

From the description thus far it will be readily understood that afterhaving preliminarily adjusted the garment-supporters at both sides withdue regard for the length required for the same in properly supportingthe stockings when the garment is in position the pants are then partlydrawn on and the wearer is enabled to properly engage the upper portionsof the stocking with the slotted plates. The pants are completely drawnon and the tabs then buttoned to the waist, after which the usualbuttoning operations are effected. It will therefore be seen that thegarment-supporters in my invention constitute a permanent feature of theknee-pants and that all stress or strain imposed upon the same duringwear is borne by the pants in the vicinity of the waistband, severe tugsor pulls on the latter being relieved to a considerable extent by thepresence of the yielding tube E. It will further be appreciated that thenormal positions of the webbing of the supporters during wear will besuch as to preclude such webbing being maintained for any length of timein any particular position in contact with the person of the wearer, andhence the liability of the webbing creating discomfort or becominginjured through perspiration will be avoided.

The improved garment is not only simple and comparatively inexpensive ascompared with other articles of the same character, but will beextremely useful and readily adjusted.

While I have illustrated and described the permanent arrangement ofhose-supporters and waist-engaging tabs as being embodied in connectionwith boys knee-pants, it will be obvious that such features may besimilarly employed in connection with the trousers of older persons.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is

The combination with a pair of knee-pants having an interior waistbandA, stitched to the top edge thereof, of stocking-suspending mediumscomprising upper depending strips B, each formed of elastic webbingfolded upon itself to form a loop, the end of the rear member of eachloop being secured between the material of the pants and the waistbandby the stitches securing said band, clasps C adjustable on each of saidrear members and to which the ends of front members are connected,rings 1) suspended by said loops, lower elastic webs or strips suspendedfrom each ring, each lower web havin its ends diverging andstocking-engaging devices D secured to the ends of the last-mentionedelastic webs, substantially as described.

Signed at city of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 9th day of October, A. D. 1903.

MEYER J. LEIBERMAN.

Witnesses:

EDGAR A. FELLows, OHAs. L. WOLF.

